“Blood dotted the sidewalk!“

A Death in Tokyo (Kyoichiro Kaga #3) by Keigo Higashino     

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A case of a seemingly cut and dried murder turns out to be way more than first thought. Kyoichiro Kaga—detective, Nihonbashi Precinct, and his cousin Shuhei Matsumiya—detective, Homicide Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Police are part of a task force to investigate the murder of Takeai Aoyagi, a CEO of a small parts business.

It seems an ex-contract employee might be involved. Nothing adds up for Kaga however. The murder takes place on Nihonbashi Bridge.

Kaga’s investigation leads the reader through a set of circumstances that come together to make final sense of what’s happened. 

Along the way we learn of cultural practices like the Nihonbashi Seven Lucky Shrines pilgrimage, the making of oragami paper cranes to be burnt offerings, health and safety coverups in factories.

A solid detective story one part a flash of intuition and three parts thorough investigative work.

I’m very excited to add Higashino to my growing list of Asian mystery authors I admire.

A St. Martins Press ARC via NetGalley.                                              

Many thanks to the author and publisher.